Treatment of Pediatric Mid-shaft Clavicle Fractures: A Prospective, Observational Study

Prisma Health-Upstate

Status

Completed

Conditions

Clavicle Fracture

Adolescent

Treatments

Other: Clavicle fracture injury- observation

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT03402269

Pro00066019

Details and patient eligibility

About

Clavicle fractures in children are common. Typical treatment includes nonoperative treatment with a sling. Operative treatment is usually limited to open, unstable, fractures with either epidermal risks or neurovascular compromise. Orthopaedic literature has many studies that report the need for additional research for this prevalent fracture. This is an observational study evaluating the functional and patient reported outcomes of displaced clavicle fractures in adolescents. The results from this study will help the orthopedist understand the expected outcomes for a given pediatric patient with a clavicle fracture.

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

All

Ages

11 to 17 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

11-17 years old with fractures of the middle third of the clavicle
Displaced 100% the width of the clavicle or shortened 1 centimeter
Operative and non-operative treated clavicles will be eligible for enrollment

Exclusion criteria

Open clavicle fractures
Ipsilateral shoulder injuries
Fractures involving the lateral ligaments or the sternoclavicular joint
Bilateral clavicle fractures
Pathologic fractures
Refractures
Fractures with neurovascular compromise
Displaced fractures with impending skin compromise
If there has been more than 21 days between injury and enrollment
Patients with cognitive disabilities that inhibit the completion of the questionnaires